Trends in school-level vaccination coverage from 2015 to 2018: Increases in exemption rates and declines in herd immunity in Arizona.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.04.030
Abstract: Vaccination enrollment requirements are an important tool used to improve vaccination coverage among school-aged children. However, all states permit varying exemptions that allow students to stay enrolled without receiving some (or all) vaccinations. In Arizona,… read more here.
Keywords: herd immunity; school; vaccination coverage; vaccination ... See more keywords
Approaches to healthcare personnel exemption requests from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination: Results of a national survey
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.47
Abstract: Abstract Objective: Although a growing number of healthcare facilities are implementing healthcare personnel (HCP) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination requirements, vaccine exemption request management as a part of such programs is not well described. Design:… read more here.
Keywords: disease; exemption; epidemiology; covid vaccination ... See more keywords
Domestic and family violence, child support and ‘the exemption’
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DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2019.1653952
Abstract: ABSTRACT Separation is recognized as elevating the risk of serious harm or death for a woman leaving domestic and family violence (DFV). When a couple separate, the party who has the majority care of the… read more here.
Keywords: violence; family; child support; support ... See more keywords
Exemption for the poor or the rich? An assessment of socioeconomic inequalities in Ghana's national health insurance exemption policies.
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab059
Abstract: Out-of-pocket payments for health are considered a major limitation to universal health coverage (UHC). Policymakers across the globe are committed to achieving UHC through the removal of financial barriers to health care. In Ghana, a… read more here.
Keywords: health insurance; national health; health; exemption ... See more keywords
Trends in Kindergarten Rates of Vaccine Exemption and State-Level Policy, 2011–2016
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx244
Abstract: Abstract Background Kindergarten-entry vaccination requirements have played an important role in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Forty-eight states and the District of Colombia offer nonmedical exemptions to vaccines, ranging in stringency. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: state level; nonmedical exemption; exemption; school ... See more keywords
Geophilosophical exemption to mandatory vaccination.
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab166
Abstract: This correspondence introduces the ethics behind a specific exemption to mandatory vaccination. Public health acknowledges medical and non-medical reasons for vaccination exemption. Geophilosophical ones, which the author coined, can provide an option to remote populations… read more here.
Keywords: exemption mandatory; mandatory vaccination; geophilosophical exemption; vaccination ... See more keywords
Frequency of use of the religious exemption in New Jersey cases of determination of brain death
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DOI: 10.1186/s12910-018-0315-0
Abstract: BackgroundThe 1981 Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) established the validity of both cardio-respiratory and neurological criteria of death. However, many religious traditions including most forms of Haredi Judaism (ultra-orthodox) and many varieties of Buddhism… read more here.
Keywords: new jersey; death; frequency; religious exemptions ... See more keywords
A Textbook Answer to the Debate About Medicare’s Prospective Payment System Exemption?
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DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-08414-9
Abstract: Most hospitals in the United States are reimbursed by Medicare according to a Prospective Payment System (PPS) model in which payments are calculated based on pre-identified groups of services [i.e., diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)]. When Congress… read more here.
Keywords: policy; exemption; cancer; oncology ... See more keywords
Parental attitudes and perceptions associated with childhood vaccine exemptions in high-exemption schools
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198655
Abstract: Previous work demonstrates that individuals who obtain exemptions from school immunization requirements are geographically clustered, making regional differences in vaccination coverage a significant concern. Even where exemption levels are high, there are still parents that… read more here.
Keywords: attitudes perceptions; exemption schools; vaccine; exemption ... See more keywords
Estimation of the number of HCV-positive patients in Italy
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223668
Abstract: Background HCV is one of the main causes of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver transplantation. Aim The aim of this study was to estimate the number of living individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C in… read more here.
Keywords: hcv positive; number hcv; estimation number; number ... See more keywords
State Policy Removing the Personal Belief Exemption for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) School Immunization Requirement, Washington State, 2014-2022.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307285
Abstract: Objectives. To assess the impact of Washington State's 2019 Engrossed House Bill (EHB) 1638-which removed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) personal belief exemptions-on MMR vaccine series completion and exemption rates in K-12 students. Methods. We… read more here.
Keywords: state; series; mmr vaccine; personal belief ... See more keywords